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Old Louisiana State Capitol

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
County of East Baton Rouge.
North Boulevard and St. Philip Street
National Register Number: 73000862
 Resource type: Building.
Property type: Government Building: State.
Congressional District: LA-6 Certified Local Government: NO
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Current use/information: Museum; http://www.sec.state.la.us/museums/osc/osc/osc-index.htm.

Statement of Significance (as of designation - May 30, 1974):
Constructed in 1849 and described as castellated Gothic, the building is considered one of the finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture in the country. By the 1930s, it was a symbol of the continuity of the political domination of Louisiana's traditional social and economic elite over the State's fortunes.


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